Correspondence 0001193125-23-193300 from AltEnergy Acquisition Corp (AEAE, AEAEU, AEAEW) (CIK 0001852016) (AEAE)
AltEnergy Acquisition Corp (AEAE, AEAEU, AEAEW) (CIK 0001852016)
Date: July 25, 2023 · CIK: 0001852016 · Accession: 0001193125-23-193300
AI Filing Summary & Sentiment
File numbers found in text: 001-40984
Referenced dates: July 6, 2023
Letter
Morrison Cohen LLP
909 Third Avenue
New York, NY
July 25, 2023
VIA EDGAR AND FEDERAL EXPRESS
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Energy & Transportation
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention:
Lily Dang, Staff Accountant
Jenifer Gallagher, Staff Accountant
Karl Hiller, Branch Chief
Re: AltEnergy Acquisition Corp.
Form 10-K/A for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2022
Filed May 23, 2023
File No. 001-40984
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter is submitted on behalf of AltEnergy Acquisition Corp (the “Company”) in response to the comments of the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the Company’s Form 10K/A for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2022, filed on May 23, 2023 (the “10K/A”), as set forth in your letter dated July 6, 2023 addressed to Jonathan Darnell, Chief Financial Officer of the Company (the “Comment Letter”). The Company is concurrently filing its Amendment No. 2 to Form 10K for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2022 (the “Amendment”), which includes changes that reflect responses to the Staff’s comments.
For reference purposes, the text of the Staff’s comment has been reproduced herein with a response to the numbered comment. For your convenience, we have italicized and bolded the reproduced Staff comments from the Comment Letter.
The responses provided herein are based upon information provided to Morrison Cohen LLP by the Company.
Form 10K/A for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2022
Controls and Procedures Summary
Management’s Report on Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting, page F-23
1. We note that your filing does not include management’s report on internal control over financial reporting, which is required by Item 308 of Regulation S-K, and that the certifications at Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 do not include the language prescribed by Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K for the introductory portion of paragraph 4 and sub-paragraph 4(b), regarding internal control over financial reporting.
You appear to acknowledge your obligation to evaluate and report on your system of internal controls on page 36. Please amend your filing to include management’s report on internal control over financial reporting along with certifications that encompass your responsibilities concerning internal control over financial reporting.
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Energy & Transportation
July 25, 2023
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Please also include an explanatory note at the forepart of the document to explain the reason for the amendment that you filed on May 23, 2023, and the reasons for the amendment that you will need to file to address the concerns outlined above.
RESPONSE:
The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and, accordingly, advises the Staff that the Amendment includes (i) an explanatory note at the forepart of the document explaining the reasons for filing the 10K/A, (ii) a revised Item 9A to include management’s report on internal control over financial reporting, and (iii) new certifications filed as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 to the Amendment that include the language prescribed by Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K for the introductory portion of paragraph 4 and sub-paragraph 4(b).
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If you have any questions regarding the Amendment or the responses contained in this letter, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned at (212) 735-8764.
Sincerely,
/s/ Jack Levy
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Morrison Cohen LLP
909 Third Avenue
New York, NY
10022
July 25, 2023
VIA EDGAR AND
FEDERAL EXPRESS
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Energy &
Transportation
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention:
Lily Dang, Staff Accountant
Jenifer Gallagher,
Staff Accountant
Karl Hiller, Branch Chief
Re:
AltEnergy Acquisition Corp.
Form 10-K/A for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2022
Filed May 23, 2023
File No. 001-40984
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter is submitted
on behalf of AltEnergy Acquisition Corp (the “Company”) in response to the comments of the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the
Company’s Form 10K/A for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2022, filed on May 23, 2023 (the “10K/A”), as set forth in your letter dated July 6, 2023 addressed to Jonathan Darnell, Chief Financial Officer of the
Company (the “Comment Letter”). The Company is concurrently filing its Amendment No. 2 to Form 10K for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2022 (the “Amendment”), which includes changes that reflect responses to
the Staff’s comments.
For reference purposes, the text of the Staff’s comment has been reproduced herein with a response to the
numbered comment. For your convenience, we have italicized and bolded the reproduced Staff comments from the Comment Letter.
The
responses provided herein are based upon information provided to Morrison Cohen LLP by the Company.
Form 10K/A for the Fiscal Year ended
December 31, 2022
Controls and Procedures Summary
Management’s Report on Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting, page F-23
1.
We note that your filing does not include management’s report on internal control over financial
reporting, which is required by Item 308 of Regulation S-K, and that the certifications at Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 do not include the language prescribed by Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K for the introductory portion of paragraph 4 and sub-paragraph 4(b), regarding internal control over financial reporting.
You appear to acknowledge your obligation to evaluate and report on your system of internal controls on page 36. Please amend your filing
to include management’s report on internal control over financial reporting along with certifications that encompass your responsibilities concerning internal control over financial reporting.
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Energy &
Transportation
July 25, 2023
Page 2
Please also include an explanatory note at the forepart of the document to explain the
reason for the amendment that you filed on May 23, 2023, and the reasons for the amendment that you will need to file to address the concerns outlined above.
RESPONSE:
The
Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and, accordingly, advises the Staff that the Amendment includes (i) an explanatory note at the forepart of the document explaining the reasons for filing the 10K/A, (ii) a revised Item 9A to
include management’s report on internal control over financial reporting, and (iii) new certifications filed as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 to the Amendment that include the language prescribed by Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K for the introductory portion of paragraph 4 and sub-paragraph 4(b).
* *
*
If you have any questions regarding the Amendment or the responses contained in
this letter, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned at (212) 735-8764.
Sincerely,
/s/ Jack Levy
Jack Levy
cc:
Russell Stidolph
AltEnergy Acquisition Corp.
Jonathan Darnell
AltEnergy
Acquisition Corp.
Anthony M. Saur
Morrison Cohen LLP
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